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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Turkmenistan: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Turkmenistan is placed 123rd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 70.07 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 39 (2024).
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123rd
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 70.07Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 39Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 7.182Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Turkmenistan on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
70.07
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Turkmenistan: 70.07. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Central Asia
- 74.4 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 66.03 · Iran 77.65 · Kazakhstan 74.4 · Uzbekistan 72.39
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
39
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Turkmenistan: 39. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Central Asia
- 9.437 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 53.03 · Iran 11.32 · Kazakhstan 9.437 · Uzbekistan 13.35
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Turkmenistan’s is from 2019 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
7.182
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Turkmenistan: 7.182. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Central Asia
- 6.506 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 44.6 · Iran 4.8 · Kazakhstan 8.036 · Uzbekistan 6.506
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Turkmenistan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.6 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 30.2 · Iran 4.8
02Over time
Which way Turkmenistan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
TurkmenistanWorld median
Turkmenistan rose from 64.93 in 2000 to 70.07 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Turkmenistan World median 2023 70.07 74.630 2022 69.91 74.313 2021 69.35 72.433 2020 68.85 73.063 2019 69.40 74.196 2018 69.27 74.081 2017 69.19 74.029 2016 69.14 74.013 2015 69.06 73.783 2014 69.00 73.330 2013 68.97 73.386 2012 68.96 73.210 2011 68.87 73.003 2010 68.61 72.827 2009 68.16 72.426 2008 67.58 72.264 2007 67.02 72.113 2006 66.57 72.027 2005 66.27 71.876 2004 66.05 71.477 2003 65.85 71.409 2002 65.59 71.173 2001 65.32 70.926 2000 64.93 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
TurkmenistanWorld median
Turkmenistan fell from 68.74 in 2000 to 39 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Turkmenistan World median 2024 39.00 14.5 2023 40.16 15.2 2022 41.14 14.7 2021 42.07 15.1 2020 42.88 15.3 2019 43.52 15.7 2018 43.82 16.3 2017 43.83 16.8 2016 43.55 17.5 2015 43.16 17.9 2014 42.94 18.3 2013 42.83 18.7 2012 42.95 18.8 2011 43.40 19.0 2010 44.03 19.2 2009 45.02 20.8 2008 46.37 20.7 2007 48.06 21.8 2006 50.13 22.8 2005 52.56 24.0 2004 55.43 25.9 2003 58.60 26.9 2002 61.90 28.0 2001 65.38 29.1 2000 68.74 30.4
03In context
Turkmenistan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Turkmenistan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | =67th | 77.65 | 11.32 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
 Kazakhstan | 75th | 74.4 | 9.437 | 8.036 | — |
 Uzbekistan | 86th | 72.39 | 13.35 | 6.506 | — |
| Turkmenistan | 123rd | 70.07 | 39 | 7.182 | — |
 Afghanistan | 190th | 66.03 | 53.03 | 44.6 | 30.2 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
- Kazakhstan75th
Kyrgyzstan=83rd- Uzbekistan86th
Tajikistan=118th- Turkmenistan123rd
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Turkmenistan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Turkmenistan is ahead of the world, and behind
45 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median24
Statistics on which Turkmenistan does better than the middle country measured.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.959352.95No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 93 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 136 · derived.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.593.141.5No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 93.1 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 127 · derived.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.910096.9No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 100 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.999.882.9No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 99.8 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 109 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0010.039No real change since 2018
Turkmenistan: 0.001 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 106th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.59765.5▼ Worsened since 2018
Turkmenistan: 97 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.214.28810.21▲ Improved since 2010
Turkmenistan: 4.288 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 152nd of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5779.0437.57No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 79.04 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 6th of 115 · derived.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.654.5246.65▲ Improved since 2013
Turkmenistan: 4.52 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 172nd of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909890▼ Worsened since 2015
Turkmenistan: 98 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919891▼ Worsened since 2015
Turkmenistan: 98 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.268.38621.26No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 8.386 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 95th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 819481No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 94 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 29th of 153 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7456.4840.74No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 56.48 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 27th of 136 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6585.7377.65No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 85.73 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 44th of 144 · derived.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69130.42102.69No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 130.42 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.866.575.8No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 66.5 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 59th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2576.571.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Turkmenistan: 76.5 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 69th of 196 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.54.7615.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Turkmenistan: 4.761 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 96th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.240.25▲ Improved since 2014
Turkmenistan: 0.24 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4621.2327.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Turkmenistan: 21.23 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 126th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.24.35.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Turkmenistan: 4.3 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 91st of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1637.4458.163No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 7.445 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 108th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7640.762▲ Improved since 2013
Turkmenistan: 0.764 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 95th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Turkmenistan does worse than the middle country measured.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5464.1013.546No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 4.101 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7152.92133.7No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 152.92 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8583.7012.858No real change since 2014
Turkmenistan: 3.701 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,8372,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Turkmenistan: 2,837 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 98th of 155 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414841▲ Improved since 2012
Turkmenistan: 48 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3914.1416.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Turkmenistan: 14.14 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 167th of 222 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.75167.7No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 51 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 98th of 127 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2630.4512.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Turkmenistan: 30.45 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 46th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8351.5584.83No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 51.55 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13422.348.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Turkmenistan: 22.34 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4530.514.45No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 30.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4888.673.48No real change since 2015
Turkmenistan: 88.67 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Fatal Occupational InjuriesILO · 2023 · world median 2.0056.042.005▼ Worsened since 2015
Turkmenistan: 6.04 · world median 2.005 · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.12 to 8.409; lower is better.
No better end8
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8941.4838.89Moved since 2015
Turkmenistan: 41.48 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 59th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.433.935.4No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 33.9 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8351.1657.83Moved since 2013
Turkmenistan: 51.16 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.253641.25No real change since 2013
Turkmenistan: 36 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.656.220.65No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 6.2 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.31.73Moved since 2014
Turkmenistan: 0.3 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 152nd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.172.3616.17Moved since 2013
Turkmenistan: 2.36 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 13213No earlier reading
Turkmenistan: 2 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
No current reading for Turkmenistan
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2022), Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Gender Inequality Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Human Capital Index, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2006), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Turkmenistan’s 14 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Turkmenistan’s 4th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 48th of 1933/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital73rd of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security80th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing123rd of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge126th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 122nd of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labour123rd of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation130th of 1763/4 keys
- Digital & Technology172nd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality172nd of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability179th of 1863/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions188th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties194th of 1984/4 keys
- Energy165th of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Turkmenistan can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan75th3/4 keysThis page
Turkmenistan123rd3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Turkmenistan and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Turkmenistan on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Turkmenistan rank on health & wellbeing?
Turkmenistan is placed 123rd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Turkmenistan?
70.07 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Turkmenistan?
39 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Turkmenistan compare with Iran on health & wellbeing?
Iran is placed joint 67th of 200, and Turkmenistan 123rd. Life Expectancy at Birth: Iran 77.65, Turkmenistan 70.07; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Iran 11.32, Turkmenistan 39; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Iran 4.8, Turkmenistan 7.182.
How have Turkmenistan’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 64.93 in 2000 to 70.07 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 68.74 in 2000 to 39 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Turkmenistan?
No current reading is published for Turkmenistan on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Gender Inequality Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Human Capital Index, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 45 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Turkmenistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Turkmenistan (banner) — Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Turkmenistan: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/turkmenistan/health